Source to Stream 2025 Presentations
TOPICS & PRESENTERS
March 26 & 27, 2025
DAY ONE:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
TRACK 1
Rising Tides: Navigating the Future of New York City’s Water Resources
Presenter:
Laurian Farrell, New York City
Presenter:
Gilles Rivard, Lasalle-NHC
Presenters:
Amna Tariq and Shawna Chambers, City of London
To Credit or Not to Credit: The Enigma of Flood Storage
Presenter:
Ron Scheckenberger, Scheckenberger & Associates Ltd.
From Obstacle to Opportunity: The Bentway Staging Grounds LID Monitoring Project
Presenters:
Alexus Maglalang, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and Josh Harskamp, The Bentway Conservancy
Presenters:
Kristina Hausmanis and Robert Mays, City of Toronto
Replacing Ponds with LIDs: Performance of the First LID Subdivision in the City of Brampton
Presenter:
Jordan Wiedrick, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)
Green Roads Ahead: Low Impact Development for Sustainable Stormwater Management in York Region
Presenters:
Yolanda Fang and Amin Owrangi, AtkinsRéalis
Application of LID-TTT Model for Stormwater Management Planning
Presenters:
Hesham Fouli and Samantha Pelayo Cazares, WSP Canada Inc.
TRACK 2
Harnessing Nature for Stormwater Resilience in NYC
Presenter:
Melissa Enoch, New York City
Guichon Creek Daylighting: How Emergency Response Became Creek Restoration
Presenter:
Caroline Charbonneau, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.
Panel Discussion: Watercourse Management in an Era of Asset Management
Speakers:
David Gingerich, Matt Johnston, and Beth Williston, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); Bill Snodgrass, City of Toronto (retired); George Zeppieri, Dynex Construction; Robert Amos, Aquafor Beech Ltd.
Presenters:
Francine Kelly-Hooper, Kandasamy Sivasubramanian, and Ian Collins, GHD
Improving Site ESC: Transitioning to Filter Sock from Silt Fence
Presenter:
Rod Anderton, SCS Consulting Group Ltd.
Natural Channel Design Monitoring – Well-Established Methods vs. Innovative Tools
Presenters:
Kathy Robitaille-Feick and Brandon Smelt, AECOM
Using Anionic Polymer Gels To Achieve Maximum Turbidity Reduction From Construction Projects
Presenter:
Eddie Snell, Applied Polymer Systems
DAY TWO:
Thursday, March 27, 2025
TRACK 1
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Green Infrastructure
Presenter:
Aaron Ward, City of Thunder Bay
Presenters:
Derek Smith and Aziz Ahmed, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP)
Stormwater Under Pressure: Navigating O&M Manual Development under the CLI-ECA
Presenters:
Craig Schritt, Town of Newmarket, and Marjorie MacDonald, Resilient Consulting Corp.
Building Awareness, Protecting Waterways: Lessons Learned from SWMF Outreach Program
Presenters:
Jessica Punzal and Kevin Thavarajah, City of Brampton
Advancing Resilient Water Management: One Water Approach in Practice
Presenters:
Brett Emmons and Kajol Annaduzzaman, Emmons & Olivier Resources
Designing for System Longevity in Green Infrastructure: Urban Ecology and Community
Presenter:
Sheri DeBoer, City of Vancouver
A Real-World Test Case For Subwatershed Systems-Based Stormwater Management Planning
Presenters:
Aaron Farrell, HDR, and Rachel Ellerman, Town of Milton
Real Time Monitoring and Real Time Control for Improved Stormwater Management
Presenter:
David McCarthy, University of Guelph
Investing in Resilience: Overview & Applications of the Risk & Return on Investment Tool (RROIT)
Presenters:
Kristopher Robinson and Emma Haug-Kindellan, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC)
Cultivating Community Resilience and Adaptation through Flood Risk Assessments
Presenter:
Bill Yu, Emmons & Olivier Resources
TRACK 2
Presenter:
Clifton Coppolino, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA
Presenters:
Hector Quintero, City of Hamilton, and Meghan Sauro, AECOM
Presenters:
Anna Paris, Maccaferri Canada Ltd., and Nicholas Bellissimo, Accardi Schaeffers Consulting
Unmaintained Stormwater Outfalls: Draining Water or Draining Resources?
Presenters:
Robert Amos and Jacob Ursulak, Aquafor Beech Ltd.
Constructing Designs: Unifying the Contractor and Designer
Presenters:
Chase Konecny and Peter DeCarvalho, Stantec
30 Years of Stream Rehabilitation
Presenter:
Doug Forder, Ontario Streams
Gambling on Site Conditions – Risk in Stream Restoration
Presenters:
Heather Amirault and Michael Dhanraj, Stantec
Creek Erosion Inventories: Methodologies for Risk Assessment and Prioritization
Presenters:
Amy Nicoll and Julia Howett, Montrose Environmental